Some new books on learning English

A good collection of new books about learning English for speakers of other languages.

The official guide to PTE Academic : Pearson Test of English Academic / from the test developers.
“The Official Guide to PTE Academic provides comprehensive information about the test, over 200 practice tasks on CD-ROM, analysis of sample answers, test-taking tips and more. The first and only official guide for PTE Academic written by the developers of the test itself, it includes everything you need to know about the test. * Explains the features, format and scoring of PTE Academic, giving test takers a clear idea of what to expect when they take the test * Provides practice with authentic test types and questions * Includes sample answers that are actual student responses from field tests * Improves on test taking strategies * CD-ROM provides additional practice.” (Syndetics summary)

PTE Academic : practice tests plus / from the test developers.
“PTE Academic Practice Tests Plus includes: * four complete practice tests with authentic test questions by PTE Academic test writers * detailed guidance, strategies and tips to teach you how to do each task type * annotated answer key and score guide to help you assess your answers * real candidate answers with comments on each spoken and written task * MP3 disc with the recordings for all of the listening and speaking tasks.” (Syndetics summary)

39 ESL icebreakers: for teenagers and adults / Jackie Bolen + Jennifer Booker Smith ; edited by Victoria Florimont.
“All ESL/EFL/TEFL teachers who work with teenagers or adults need activities to get their classes started off on the right foot when students don’t know each other, or you. Icebreaker activities are the perfect tool for the job, but it’s not easy to find the best ones… In 39 ESL Icebreakers, you’ll get over three-dozen ideas to use in your own classroom. The highly-detailed descriptions will show you exactly how to use the activities during your lessons. The clearly and concisely explained activities will help you add instructional variety and put the focus back on your students.” (adapted from Syndetics summary)

Advanced trainer : six practice tests with answers / Felicity O’Dell and Michael Black.
“Advanced Trainer Second edition offers six practice tests for the revised Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) exam combined with easy-to-follow guidance and exam tips. The first two tests are fully guided with advice on how to tackle each paper. Extra practice activities, informed by the Cambridge Learner Corpus, a bank of real candidates’ exam papers, focus on areas where students typically need the most help. This version contains a full answer key. Audio for the listening and speaking test activities is available online for download.” (adapted from Syndetics summary)

Simply advanced (CAE) : 8 practise tests for the Cambridge English. Advanced CAE.
“This kit contains 8 practise test for the Cambridge Advanced English examination. There are sample writings for both parts of the Paper 2 – Writing. There is also justification of the correct answers for the Reading and Listening section. This self-study edition includes audio scripts, answer key and MP3 audio CD.” (Syndetics summary)

English. Essential / written by Christopher Warnasch ; translated by I-Ling Hsu ; edited by Laura Riggio.
“English, Complete Edition is a unique multimedia program that is designed for speakers of any language. It takes you from a beginner to an advanced level in one convenient package. At the core of English, Complete Edition is the Living Language Method(tm), based on linguistic science, proven techniques, and over 65 years of experience. Our method teaches you the whole language, so you can express yourself, not just recite memorized words or scripts.” (adapted from Syndetics summary)

Understanding spoken English : a focus on everyday language in context. Book three / Susan Boyer.
“This book is designed to help students of English understand spoken language as it is encountered in everyday business and social situations in English speaking environments around the world. It provides information about the social and business conventions of spoken English such as, agreeing and disagreeing politely, giving an opinion and dealing with business negotiations.” (Syndetics summary)